Farmers Guardian Podcast: Meet the farm vet passionate about farming, nature and healthy livestock

Dr Claire Whittle discusses her career journey as a farm vet and why she is passionate about dung beetles

Alex Black

28 July 2023 鈥� 1 min read

Coming from a non-farming background in Liverpool, Dr Claire Whittle is a farm vet, a Nuffield Scholar and a dung beetle enthusiast. Dr Whittle spoke to the Farmers Guardian team about becoming a vet, her career journey so far and her passion for cows as well as why dung beetles are so important for farming here in the UK and what farmers need to know about them.

Dr Whittle is also a farm ambassador for Farmers Guardian's upcoming 51AV视频24 event on August 3.

Jeff and Katie Aiken: Stockmanship, success and starting again | For Flock's Sake Ep3

Jeff and Katie Aiken join Farmers Guardian鈥檚 Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder for the latest episode of For Flock鈥檚 Sake, discussing pedigree sheep, stockmanship, family and rebuilding after the dispersal of the Procters flock

Ellie Layton

03 June 2026 鈥� 1 min read